The Nikkei Average extended its decline in the morning session, ending at ¥60,650.33, down ¥261.60 from the previous day. Contributions by issue and sector trends were also reported.
The Nikkei Stock Average extended its decline at yesterday's morning close, ending the morning session at ¥60,650.33. It was down ¥261.60, or 0.39%, from the previous day.
Tokyo Electron was the top negative contributor, weighing down the Nikkei Average by ¥191.08. It was followed by Advantest at -¥156.88, Fast Retailing at -¥74.82, Fujikura at -¥43.24 and Recruit at -¥38.22.
Toyota Tsusho was the top positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥21.32. It was followed by KDDI at ¥19.51, Toyota at ¥16.93, SoftBank Group at ¥16.09 and Mitsubishi Corp. at ¥13.07.
By sector, 24 of 33 sectors advanced. Electric power and gas ranked first, followed by steel, wholesale trade and mining. The leading decliners were nonferrous metals, metal products and services.
The index's movement in this session reflected changes in the number of advancing and declining issues and in contribution levels, with the composition of the Nikkei Average's negative and positive contributors clearly identified.
According to Kabutan News (minkabu PRESS), last updated at 11:31 on 1 September.